Sunday Night Brain Dump
Today we launched our new series at Five Stones called Explosive Love. For the next 5-6 weeks we will be walking through the Book of Song Of Solomon verse by verse. The message was out of chapter one and dealt with “How to Ignite a Spark.” Here are some of my thoughts from the day.
- Had a surprise visit from the legendary Dr.Love! Can’t explain it, you just had to have been there.
- Leslie and her crew did an incredible job of setting the environment to kick off the series. She nailed it with the over the top Valentine Decorations.
- Made the point that God loves marriage. In fact the Bible begins with a marriage and it will end with a marriage.
- In our culture we are brought up to believe a lie and the lie is that our marriages will be a perfect love story. What happens when the fairy tell hits the fan. We begin to wonder did I marry the right person or what are we doing wrong.
- The truth is marriage is incredible hard even for the best couples. God uses our marriages to bring attention to the areas that he wants to change in our loves.
Here are just a few points from Chapter 1
- Your wife should be your standard of beauty.
- Your spouse needs to know that they are a priority in your life. That gets played out by spending time together.
- Always be looking for opportunities to compliment your spouse. Be specific!
- We need friends that build up our marriage and not ones that tear it down.
- It’s Biblical for a man to have a recliner in the house.
- How can you make your home an Oasis (Engedi) from the world?
- Focus on providing a home full of love.
- Remember that there is a battle being waged against your marriage. The fury of hell has been unleashed against your marriage because God loves marriage.
Was so encouraged to see the amount of couples at the altar doing business with God today. I also loved looking out by the time we closed and seeing couples holding one another during the worship time. I hope Five Stones becomes know as an incubator for healthy/godly marriages.
Blessed beyond measure to celebrate my 15th Valentine’s Day with Shelly. My banner over her is Love.
If you found today’s service helpful make sure to invite a couple with you for next week as we deal with the Foxes that come to ruin our relationships.
Pressure Point Questions for Married Couples:
- Is there anything about my character that you find unattractive?
- Is there anything that I could to be more attractive to you?
- Is there something new and fun that we could start doing together that we both would enjoy?
- Are there any names that I call you that you find hurtful?
- Do I have any friends that you feel hurt our marriage?
- What does an Oasis at our home like like to you?
- Are you satisfied with the frequency of our intimacy?
- What is one compliment that you want to hear from me?
LOVED THIS. Absolutely loved this. Wish I could have been there to hear it. I completely agree that this world tears down marriage and the idea of sacred, monogamy. Every time you turn on the tv, yo usee the idea of traditional Godly marriage being satirized or demeaned. It’s so refreshing to get a Godly perspective on marriage and remember that it is God’s best, despite a world full of ideas to the contrary! Thanks for this post Greg! It was very encouraging!